The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-12
YESTERDAYS WORK
WHIT WAS DONE " THE GENERAL
ASSEHBL T.
The Railroad Another Tub to the
Rural Whale. but Put the screws ON the
cite. The Convict Labor Bill &C., sc

In the Senate Mr. Ellyson. of Rich
mOnd asked to take up Senate bill re-
quiring railroad companies chartered by
the General Assembly of Virginia TO have
their principal offices i'm this State
Mr. lleaion objected. on the grounds
that "a similar bin had been made spe-
cial order in the House for Friday, and
he, therefore, thought 10 would Dee a waste
of time for the Senate 10 act upon ituniil
the sense of the House upon the bin is as
ccrtaincd.
Nr Ellyson, I'm reply, said that the pas
sage of the bill by the Senate would
greatly facilitate its passage by the House;
that his people have suffered by the re-
moval of the offices of one company and
that there is a rumor that we may suffer
by the removal of another.
The Senate refused TO take mp the bill
by vote of l6 to II.
MORE CLAr-rNAP rO CATCH VOTES
In the Senate Mr. Koiner presented
the following, which was adopted
Whereas. alI the efforts made to settle
the State debt controversy with the Com
misy0ncrs OF the Foreign Bondholdcrs'
Association have failed and whereas
every admissible subject of taxation has
been SOUGHT und taxed 90 augment
the revenue 90 pay the interest ON the
public debt under the various schemes
Of settlement which have been proposed
hy fhc State. and whereas the pr0iicr
of settlement has been continued for
more than five year. and accepted by
4 I.4 M.
creditors. and the excess of revenue pro-
dnccl by the increased taxation over the
necessary expenditures of the Govern
mcnt iu IFS several departments. and the
interest on the debt as provided under
the act of liih February iss2. if icft
in thc hand The taxpayers would afford
relief to them and would Doe more profit
ahly employed until the creditors of the
State shall manifest disposition tO re-
ociyc 70 therefore Doe a.
Resolved That ihc Committee ON III
nance Dee and they are hereby requested
to inquire into the eNpediency of making
raiablc reduction on the take. SD as 10
provide only revenue enough for current
expenses.
The House passed Senate joint re-olu-
ti0n to destroy thc pilates and bonds made
by thc Kendall Bank N0ie Company
lt also passed an act t0 provide pen
atty 0n officers of the State for receiving
coupon. except for naturalization and
lDdicu.ou for taxes. debts. dues. and
demands due the Commonwealth. also.
Senate hili to provide for thc cancellation
Of certain bond on llc Commonwealth
now hrd hy thc Board of Public Works
The Senate bad under consideration
bin in relation to hiring conyicts t0Work
0n several railroads in thc State
CURRENT COMMENT
senator Loycusicin. of Richmond. in-
tr0duced biil in ihe Senate for the relief
of properiy-OWncr. in llcnrico county
near the site selected hy the city of Rich
moud for smallpox hospital
House hiII tO iucOrpO the Richmond
Railway Connecting and Wharf Com
pans WAS placed ou the Senate calendar
House BID 10 incorporate thc Virginia
and N0rih Carolina Wheel Company was
on motion of Mr. Loyen.tein, laid ON the
table iu thc Senate
Senate bin to niify and confirm the
lease of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way to the Newport News and Mississippi
Valley Company wa. reported in the
Senate.
Hon. John $ Barbour was at the Cap
it0l yesterday